Half a second gain vs last year seems plausible. Race pace seems pretty accurate with Max being 0.3-0.4s ahead of Merc and Ferrari. The key here is 1-lap pace. 0.4s slower than Lewis is a lot of difference in engine performance. Maybe it is combi of weight and engine. Max' fastest lap in testing was 0.1s faster on a used set of c3s.mendis wrote: ↑29 Feb 2024, 19:54Here is a reference for last year's FP2. For most of last season, Red Bull didn't show their race pace in FP2. Just half a second for RB20 over RB19 in FP2, after 12 months of development.langedweil wrote: ↑29 Feb 2024, 19:19zibby43 wrote: ↑29 Feb 2024, 19:13https://x.com/tonisokolov1011/status/17 ... w2eCbwUjFA
Can’t get it to populate, but here is a race pace comparison chart.
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Also, it is more the corners that were slow for Max, not so much the top speed. Balance issues on last 2 corners?